Welcome to Sims Chapel ...
Sims Chapel is located in Washington County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sims Chapel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.
Sims Chapel is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Sims Chapel lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Sims Chapel: 251
Communities near Sims Chapel ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sims Chapel.
- Citronelle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chatom
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- McIntosh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
- McIntosh is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <3>
- Fairford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seaboard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seaboard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
- Seaboard is located in Washington County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Seaboard
- From Sims Chapel to Seaboard
- Hawthorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hawthorn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
- Hawthorn is located in Washington County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hawthorn
- From Sims Chapel to Hawthorn
- Malcolm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Calvert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sims Chapel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sims Chapel.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sims Chapel. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sims Chapel.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sims Chapel. See our Newspapers Page for Sims Chapel.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sims Chapel ...
Looking for more information about Sims Chapel? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sims Chapel, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sims Chapel.
Adding Sims Chapel to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sims Chapel in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sims Chapel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Sims Chapel post office opened in 1879.
We also found Sims Chapel in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sims Chapel.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sims Chapel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |